With two games to go against the Twins, the Tribe is in the driver’s seat and kept its foot on the gas in a 12-6 victory on Friday night. Cleveland used an overwhelming offensive push in the first two innings to pull into a tie with Tampa Bay in the AL Wild Card race.

Ryan Vogelsong ended his winless streak at five games, and a significant number of Giants auditioning for spots on the 2014 Opening Day roster distinguished themselves in Friday night’s 7-3 victory over the San Diego Padres.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Alex Rios had a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, and the Texas Rangers finally gained some ground in the AL wild-card race with a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Santana and Asdrubal Cabrera both had two doubles and Jason Kipnis was a homer short of the cycle as the Cleveland Indians had 17 hits in a 12-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals clinched their first NL Central title in four years, beating the Chicago Cubs 7-0 Friday night behind the strong pitching of Lance Lynn and home runs by David Freese and Matt Holliday.